Reasoning: Puzzles Set 1

Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

There are 10 people – A, B, C, D, E, M, N, O, P and Q who stay on 4 floors (numbered 1 to 4) of a building. There are three flats on each of the four floors out of which two flats are vacant.
The flats are numbered 1, 2 and 3 on each of the floors and are left to right on the floor respectively. Flat no. 1 of floor no. 2 is exactly above the flat no. 1 of floor no. 1 and so on.
M stays on flat no. 1 of the floor just below the floor on which B stays. The flat no 2 of floor no 2 is empty. B stays on flat no. 2 on one of the floors. D stays on flat no. 2. C stays on flat no. 3 of same floor on which M stays. Flat to the right of B is empty. Flat on which A stays is below the flat of B such that no one lives between them. Flat no 3 of floor no 4 is empty. Q stays on flat to the right of D. O and E stays on the same floor. C and O do not share same flat no. P does not stay on top floor.

1. Who stays on flat no 3 of floor no 3?
   A) A
   B) Q
   C) E
   D) no one
   E) C
   
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   Option E
   
   
2. Who stays above P?  
   A) M
   B) no one
   C) O
   D) D
   E) N
   
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   Option C
   
3. Which of the following pair of peoples stays on same floor?
   A) O, E, D
   B) N, A
   C) D, Q, B
   D) M, C, A
   E) M,C
   
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   Option D
   
4. How many people live above A?
   A) One
   B) Two
   C) Three
   D) Four
   E) Five
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:
   N and B
5. How many people live to the left of Q?
   A) One
   B) Two
   C) Three
   D) Four
   E) Five
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:
   P and D
   

Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

There are 8 friends – P, Q, R, S, L, M, N and O who have their birthdays in four months – March, June, September and October on either 13th or 22nd of the month.
M has his birthday on 13th of a month having 30 days. P and S have their birthday in same month with P having birthday before. There are two people who have birthdays between P and Q. R’s birthday is in June. O has his birthday on 22nd of a month. L does not have his birthday on 13th. N does not have his birthday in March.

6. Who has his birthday on 22nd June?
   A) S
   B) O
   C) R
   D) Q
   E) None of these
   
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   Option D
   
   
7. How many people have their birthdays before M?
   A) None
   B) One
   C) Two
   D) Three
   E) More than three
   
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   Option E
   
8. If O has his birthday in September, which pair of friends have their birthdays in October?
   A) R and N
   B) N and L
   C) M and L
   D) N and R
   E) None of these
   
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   Option B
   
9. Who has his birthday on 13th of March?
   A) O
   B) N
   C) P
   D) Cannot be determined
   E) None of these
   
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   Option C
   
10. How many people have birthdays between O and N?
    A) None
    B) One
    C) Two
    D) Cannot be determined
    E) None of these
    
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    N is fixed. Now whether O on 22 sep or 22 oct, there will be no birthday between O and N.